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Socks for tourists, jobs for refugees in Jordan

Two young entrepreneurs in Jordan get women in refugee camps to knit socks for tourists.
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Young innovators Ammar al-Rawahen and Sanan al-Said found a creative way to promote Jordanian culture: sell hand-knitted, traditional socks in recycled bean cans.

The two students offer socks with designs inspired from daily Jordanian life such as drawings of gas tanks Jordanians use for cooking or famous Jordanian dishes and sweets such as cotton candy.

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